The struggle against terrorism is now one of the expressions most used at the political level. This expression says a lot and does not say anything at the same time, and it has been used politically to take political advantage by governments in general, and George W. Bush in particular. The expression terrorism causes panic. In fact, it is used so that as people become terrified, they feel as though they can find security in governments or politicians who offer war. Afghanistan and Iraq are being destroyed due to this war. Another victim of this political beget is the politic crime required by political criminals in order to be tried different to the common delinquents. Despite the fact that political crimes were often violated by governments, they have been respected in the world. Nowadays, there is a sensation that these do not exist anymore; the modern Henrys, Lugumbas, Bolivares, Mandelas are tried as terrorists.
The armed struggle is undoubtedly anachronistic. There exceptionally are people or armed groups that we can justify to use the violence in order to obtain social change since they have altruist reasons or motivations to do so. However, when the civil population becomes a military object to resolve their social problems, they become terrorists. Terrorists groups in the world are totally identified. Consequently, governments in the world are combating as a whole against them. These terrorists must be eliminated. However, when governments and politicians use “the struggle against terrorism” toward ghost enemies only created with the intention of gaining electoral votes, causing panic among the population, we are in presence of the so-called: the politics of fear. This is what is happening in Venezuela when Chavez talks about imperialism, in Colombia when Uribe talks about the FARCs, in Europe when politicians talk about illegal immigration and in the United States when Bush and McCain talk about terrorism.
Unfortunately, while there exists the exploitation of man by man or foreign powers continue abusing of poor countries, there will always exist a threat and/or victims of terrorism. The depressing and contradictory thing of this issue is the fact that these assassins instead of focusing their target toward the person who is causing the horrific and violent reaction, they attack or kill innocent people. The population has to learn making a distinction between the real terrorism and the politic of fear created by the governments and politics and developed by the mass media. It is not necessary to do a deep intellectual effort to determine the difference between the two. For instance, everyone knows about the economic and cultural benefit that the foreigners produce. It is true that a terrorist threat spreads maliciously causes panic, but it is also true that the population must not allow, accept or tolerate the use of it to gain electoral votes.
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The armed struggle is undoubtedly anachronistic. There exceptionally are people or armed groups that we can justify to use the violence in order to obtain social change since they have altruist reasons or motivations to do so. However, when the civil population becomes a military object to resolve their social problems, they become terrorists. Terrorists groups in the world are totally identified. Consequently, governments in the world are combating as a whole against them. These terrorists must be eliminated. However, when governments and politicians use “the struggle against terrorism” toward ghost enemies only created with the intention of gaining electoral votes, causing panic among the population, we are in presence of the so-called: the politics of fear. This is what is happening in Venezuela when Chavez talks about imperialism, in Colombia when Uribe talks about the FARCs, in Europe when politicians talk about illegal immigration and in the United States when Bush and McCain talk about terrorism.
Unfortunately, while there exists the exploitation of man by man or foreign powers continue abusing of poor countries, there will always exist a threat and/or victims of terrorism. The depressing and contradictory thing of this issue is the fact that these assassins instead of focusing their target toward the person who is causing the horrific and violent reaction, they attack or kill innocent people. The population has to learn making a distinction between the real terrorism and the politic of fear created by the governments and politics and developed by the mass media. It is not necessary to do a deep intellectual effort to determine the difference between the two. For instance, everyone knows about the economic and cultural benefit that the foreigners produce. It is true that a terrorist threat spreads maliciously causes panic, but it is also true that the population must not allow, accept or tolerate the use of it to gain electoral votes.
If you liked my article, please share this website with your friends. My articles in Spanish will be published on Sundays and in English on Wednesdays.
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Es realmente debastador lo que ha sucedidocon loca lucha inventada por la admintracion Bush y como lo ha dicho Ud., engrandecida por los medios de comunicacion. I indicios de que se esta planiando hacer con Iran, lo que ya se hizo con afganistan E Irak. Esperemos que eso no ocurra.
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